Ms. Rashid's driver's license was suspended by the mayor for six months with occupational driving privileges restored after 15 days  minimum penalties stipulated under Ohio law for first-time DUI offenders.

Ms. Rashid also must attend a 72-hour driver intervention program in lieu of three days in jail.

I'm sorry it was in this court, Mayor Lovitt said after imposing the sentence.

Ms. Rashid did not address the court. She stood beside her attorney, Pete Rosenwald, who made her plea.

In exchange for the no contest plea, Mr. McDonough agreed to drop a charge of failure to control a vehicle.

Ms. Rashid, 43, of Fort Thomas, was stopped at 11:16 p.m. Friday after she allegedly lost control of her Land Cruiser on westbound Interstate 275, near Reed Hartman Highway, and spun into the median. She was inside the vehicle when police arrived, and they detected an odor of alcohol, officers said.